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- 1832-1859 (Creation)
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105 ff.
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Twenty-eight letters, 1832-1859, from Nassau Senior to Lord Lansdowne as President of the Cabinet Council, some discussing contemporary political issues including Poor Law administration, Ireland and the economy. Others are written from Paris, Athens and various German towns and refer to the political situation and social conditions in these respective countries.
Also included are two letters, 1835-1836, from Alexis de Tocqueville to Lord Lansdowne, together with transcripts of four letters, 1848-1855, from de Tocqueville to Nassau Senior; one letter, 1848, from George Sumner to Nassau Senior discussing the 1848 revolution in France; and other related letters.
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Preferred citation: NLW MS 23312E.
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- Poor laws -- Great Britain -- Administration.
- Poor laws -- Ireland -- Administration.
- Public welfare -- Great Britain.
- Public welfare -- Ireland.
- Poor -- Great Britain.
- Poor -- Ireland.
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- Ireland -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
- Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
- France -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- France -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
- Greece -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- Greece -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
- Germany -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
- Germany -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
- France -- History -- Revolution, 1848.